Aaron Baddeley prides himself on his fitness, but fitness for golf and fitness for football simply don't compare as the two-time Australian Open champion discovered on Wednesday.
A lifelong fan of the Geelong Football Club, the reigning AFL premiers, Baddeley was put through his paces by the Cats' fitness staff at Simonds Stadium.
It all started promisingly enough for the 30-year-old when he joined premiership stars Steve Johnson, Tom Hawkins and Shannon Byrnes for some handball and kicking drills.
Much as he does with his long irons, Baddeley proved adept at hitting targets.
But things started to unravel when he set off on a series of sprints up and down the ground and was ordered to complete a testing course known as the 'Lingy Run'.
"I felt alright at the start, but then towards the end it was pretty tough so it's impressive what the boys can do," said an exhausted Baddeley.
'The boys run for a living and we walk for a living."
Baddeley, who gave up playing footy during his early high school years to concentrate on golf, said he was thrilled with the opportunity to train with his heroes.
While playing the US PGA Tour, he likes to keep abreast with what's happening with the Cats via the internet and social media.
"When they killed the Demons (in Round 19 last season) I kept refreshing and it was crazy, there was goal after goal after goal - that was pretty awesome," Baddeley said.
"(The grand final) was perfect."
"It came on about nine o'clock at night and I watched it to midnight - it was awesome."
Baddeley, who finished tied for fourth at the Australian PGA at Coolum, is giving next week's Australian Masters at Victoria Golf Club a miss to return home to Arizona for a month's rest ahead of the new PGA Tour season.
First up on his calendar is the Sony Open in Hawaii from January 9-15.